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U.S. Admits to Iraq Air Strikes; Sadr Vows “War” over Extended Occupation

HeadlineAug 18, 2011

In other Iraq news, the U.S. military has only now disclosed it carried out two air strikes on Iraqi territory in June. The Pentagon says the targets were militants who had operated against U.S. troops. The admission comes as the leading Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has issued a warning over the prospect of a longer U.S. occupation of Iraq. In a brief statement, Sadr said there would be “war” if U.S. forces remain beyond the year-end withdrawal deadline. The Iraqi government recently began considering a proposal to formally accept an extended occupation.

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